How to Replace Lino Flooring
Lino flooring, more commonly known as linoleum, is an old-fashioned
version of vinyl. Unlike vinyl, linoleum is an all-natural product,
which is why some people still prefer it to vinyl. While it is
possible to lay new linoleum over old linoleum, you're much better off
getting the old floor up before you lay the new one. The extraction
process is physically challenging but straightforward. The new
linoleum floor is then laid just like a vinyl floor.
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Things You'll Need
- Utility knife
- Floor scraper
- Floor cleanser
- Scrub brush
- Tape measure
- Chalk snapline
- Square
- Vinyl tile glue
- Notched tiling trowel
- Linoleum floor tiles
- Vinyl tile cutter
Instructions
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Take up the existing linoleum flooring by cutting one of the tiles across the middle with your utility knife, scraping up the halves with your floor scraper, then taking up the rest of the tiles from there, using the scraper against the exposed tile edges. Take them all up.
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Go over the exposed underlayment with a razor scraper to take up any residual material. Scrub the floor thoroughly with floor cleanser. Let it dry for a full day.
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Divide the underlayment surface into four quadrants, using a chalk snapline to lay two intersecting lines. Lay a square at the intersection as you snap the lines to ensure they are exactly perpendicular to one another, adjusting as necessary.
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Spread tile glue over the middle of the floor with a notched tiling trowel, covering a few square feet within one of the four corners created by the intersecting lines.
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Press the first linoleum tile onto the floor, in the adhesive, bordered by the two lines in the corner of the intersection. Set the next tile against the edge of the first, butting them tightly.
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Lay more tiles off the first ones, spreading down more glue as needed. Work your way out from the middle of the floor to the edges.
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Measure and cut the tiles for the perimeter of the room as needed, using your vinyl tile cutter. Set the tiles with the cut edges facing the walls and sitting 1/4 inch out from them. Floor trim will cover the spaces.
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